He earned his first cap for the senior national team in , and played at that year's World Cup , helping his country to the quarter-finals.

He later won the FIFA World Cup , a tournament in which he scored four goals, won the Bronze Ball as the third best player, and was named man of the match in the final.

Griezmann on his idol growing up, David Beckham. His father Alain, a town councillor, [5] is of a family who originated from Münster , Germany, [6] hence the Germanic surname.

He was later offered a second-week stay at the club. The club then contacted his parents and formally offered the player a youth contract.

Griezmann's parents were initially reluctant to have their son move to Spain, but allowed him to make the move after positive reassurances.

In the pre-season, he scored five goals in four appearances and an injury to the team's regular left-winger led to Lasarte selecting him for the start of the season unusually for a youth graduate, bypassing the reserve team altogether.

On 2 September , Griezmann made his competitive debut in the team's Copa del Rey match against Rayo Vallecano appearing as a substitute in the 77th minute of a 2—0 defeat.

On 27 September, he made his first professional start and also scored his first professional goal against Huesca in a 2—0 win.

Griezmann also drew interest from Premier League clubs Manchester United and Arsenal before signing his contract.

Griezmann made his debut in the Spanish first division on 29 August , in the season's first match. In a post-game interview, he described the occasion as "fulfilling his childhood dream".

Madrid later won the match 2—1 following a goal from Cristiano Ronaldo. After sitting out the first league match of the —12 campaign , in Griezmann's first competitive match of the season against the defending champions Barcelona two weeks later, he scored the equalising goal in a 2—2 draw.

At the start of the following season, Griezmann scored a volley against Lyon in his home nation of France which helped Real Sociedad qualify for the Champions League group stage 4—0 on aggregate.

On 25 April , Griezmann scored a brace against Elche in a 3—0 home win, bringing him to a total of 22 goals in the league season, overtaking Karim Benzema for the highest total by a French player in a single Spanish top-division campaign.

On 19 August , Griezmann earned his first red card during a draw against Girona and received a two-match ban.

He was initially booked for diving in the penalty box, then his reaction of using foul language toward the referee earned him a straight red card.

Due to playing in Spain, Griezmann went unnoticed by several France youth international coaches. On 2 March, Griezmann made his youth international debut appearing in the team's 0—0 draw with Ukraine.

On 28 September , he was called up to the team to participate in friendly matches against Portugal and the reserve team of Italian club Juventus.

Griezmann, however, did not appear in either match due to being sent home early after suffering a thigh injury during a training session.

He made his debut in the competition on 30 July in the team's 4—1 defeat to the hosts Colombia. In November , Griezmann was suspended, along with four other youth players, from France's national teams until 31 December for disciplinary reasons regarding a late night out before training.

On 27 February , Griezmann received a call-up to France 's senior squad by coach Didier Deschamps to play in a friendly against the Netherlands at the Stade de France.

He added two more as a late substitute for Olivier Giroud in France's final warm-up match, against Jamaica on 8 June, the final two in an 8—0 win.

On 3 July, Griezmann assisted Pogba and Dimitri Payet before scoring himself in a 5—2 quarter-final win over Iceland ; it was his first goal at the Stade de France.

On 15 July, Griezmann was involved in several goals in the final against Croatia , which France won 4—2. On Matchday 3 of the Nation's league, Griezmann scored a second half brace as the world champions came from behind to beat Germany in Paris.

UEFA chief technical officer Ioan Lupescu , who led the panel of technical observers that named Griezmann as the best player of Euro , said that he "works hard for his team and possesses technique, vision and quality finishing" and branded him "a threat in every game he played".

In addition to his ability to score and create goals, he has also been praised for his work-rate, attacking movement, positional sense, and ability to interpret the game, which, combined with his pace, mobility and energy, enables him to make effective attacking runs to beat the defensive line.

They got married on 15 June Griezmann's sister Maud was a survivor of the siege of the Bataclan theatre in the November Paris attacks , which took place as he was playing against Germany at the Stade de France , which was also site of an explosion in the same attacks.

On 17 December , Griezmann caused controversy by sharing a photo of himself dressed as a Harlem Globetrotter on his social media accounts; the outfit included darkened skin and an afro wig.

After severe criticism, Griezmann swiftly deleted the posts and apologized. Griezmann has a sponsorship deal with German sportswear company Puma , and has appeared in commercials for the company.

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